Laurent Blanchard

Laurent Blanchard
43rd Mayor of Montreal
In office June 25, 2013 – November 14, 2013
Preceded by	Jane Cowell-Poitras
Succeeded by	Denis Coderre
Member of the Montreal Executive Committee responsible for finances, human resources, and legal affairs
In office June 28, 2013 – November 14, 2013
Preceded by	Michael Applebaum
Succeeded by	Pierre Desrochers
Chair of the Montreal Executive Committee
In office November 22, 2012 – June 25, 2013
Preceded by	Michael Applebaum
Succeeded by	Josée Duplessis
Member of the Montreal Executive Committee responsible for infrastructure, buildings, real estate transactions, information technology, and corporate communications
In office November 22, 2012 – June 25, 2013
Preceded by	Richard Deschamps (infrastructure), Michael Applebaum (corporate communications)[1]
Succeeded by	Richard Deschamps (infrastructure), Benoit Dorais (buildings and real estate transactions), Caroline Bourgeois (information technology and corporate communications)
Montreal City Councillor for Hochelaga
In office 2005 – June 25, 2013
Preceded by	Luc Larivée
Succeeded by	Éric Alan Caldwell
Personal details
Born	(1952-11-25) November 25, 1952 (age 71) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Coalition Montréal (2013)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2012-2013) Vision Montréal (2005-2012)

Laurent Blanchard (born November 25, 1952) is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He represented the east-end Hochelaga ward on Montreal city council from 2005 to 2013, initially as a member of Vision Montreal and later as an independent. On June 25, 2013, he was elected by council as interim Mayor of Montreal,^[2] a position he served in until the election of Denis Coderre on November 3, 2013.